Financial news site Forbes - and as a result, some of its readers - fell victim to cyber attackers late last year. It’s possible that Chinese hackers are to blame although Forbes notes that there isn’t yet enough evidence to point…

The nation’s second largest health insurance provider has fallen victim to a cyber attack. Anthem (formerly known as WellPoint) said as many as 80 million personal records may have been compromised as a result of a breach that took place…

Microsoft is working on a fix for a recently discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11. The bug, which affects even the most up-to-date and patched version of IE, allows an attacker to bypass browser security, inject malicious code to launch…

A recently patched vulnerability in Blackphone allowed hackers to circumvent its security measures, more or less giving them free roam of the device. If you can’t trust a device whose sole purpose of existence is to be secure, what can…

The public narrative around drone safety has largely focused on the potential threat to aircraft. But there’s another risk that nobody is really talking about – the fact that drones are essentially flying computers and thus, are prone to code-based…

Sony Pictures is still reeling from the hack on its computer network in which a group calling itself the Guardians of Peace made off with loads of personal data on employees and celebrities. The sensitive data has since shown up…

Sony appears to have once again been targeted by malicious hackers. On Monday, Sony Pictures Entertainment – the company’s motion picture, television production and distribution arm – was essentially brought to a standstill as a result of a bizarre security…

A sophisticated piece of malware known as “Regin” has been spying on government organizations, infrastructure operators, businesses, researchers and private individuals since at least 2008. The backdoor-type Trojan is said to display a degree of technical competence rarely seen and…

Nintendo’s 3DS has been on the market for what’s coming up on four years now yet somehow, modding enthusiasts have been unable to find a pure software hack that allows the portable console to run homebrew games.
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Malicious hackers have been using hotel Wi-Fi connections to infiltrate computers belonging to high-level executives traveling on business according to a new warning from security research firm Kaspersky Lab.

CurrentC, a contactless payment system backed by more than 50 major retailers, has been hacked. Parent company Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has notified customers that hackers managed to obtain the e-mail addresses of some participating in its beta program.

Staples appears to be the latest US retailer dealing with a security breach. The company is investigating a “potential” issue and has reached out to law enforcement for assistance according to a report from Krebs on Security.

Google has published details of a vulnerability in the design of SSL version 3.0. The attack, referred to as POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption), allows the plaintext of secure connections to be calculated by a network attacker according…

The iCloud security incident that made headlines early this month could possibly have been prevented. That’s because London-based software developer Ibrahim Balic claims to have reported a brute-force iCloud password attack to the Cupertino-based company nearly six months ago.
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Kevin Mitnick, a famous (former) hacker who is now a security consultant, has ventured into a new business: buying and selling high-end zero-day exploits. Dubbed Absolute Zero Day Exploit Exchange, the six-month-old service sells exclusive unpatched exploits to corporate as…

In what is becoming a familiar narrative in the world of IT security, the recently uncovered security breach of home improvement specialist The Home Depot could have been prevented had the company listened to warnings from its own security experts.

Some hackers enjoy defacing property or stealing sensitive data to demonstrate security vulnerabilities. Others, like Michael Jordon from Context Information Security, would rather get their point across by playing video games.

Apple on Tuesday issued an update on their investigation into the unprecedented theft of photos of dozens of celebrities over the weekend. In it, the Cupertino-based company said none of the cases they’ve looked into resulted from a breach in any…

A smattering of leaked images of various celebrities in the nude hit the web over the weekend. Initial reports claim the hackers involved managed to infiltrate the iCloud accounts of several high-profile targets, perhaps using the method detailed below.

A group of hackers recently managed to infiltrate at least five U.S. banks, including JP Morgan Chase, according to people briefed on the matter as first reported by Bloomberg. The FBI as well as a few private security firms have been…

Popular anonymous confessional app Secret isn't so secret after all. That's because a pair of security researchers with Rhino Security Labs recently uncovered a logic hack that allowed them to match "anonymous" users with their scandalous posts.
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